PREFACE 



Should the title of this work convey no significance, 

 the fact wonlcl show that there yet remains " Something 

 new from Africa." That Arabic term "Safari" has no 

 precise equivalent in our British tongue, yet is in daily 

 use throughout British territories six times larger than 

 the home islands. Hence I venture to introduce it to 

 our common language. Its interpretation will presently 

 become clear to those who read this book. 



British East Africa forms no inconsiderable asset of 

 the Empire. It has involved the investment of several 

 millions of our national funds, and it possesses a future 

 that should be described as potential rather than assured 

 — none the worse for that. At the moment, this Colouy 

 of yesterday consists chiefly of virgin hunting-grounds, 

 as yet largely unknown and unexplored save by a handful 

 of pioneers and big-game hunters. 



Any sound and carefully-prepared work — whatever 

 its point of view — that brings this new outlet more 

 clearly under the public eye, is therefore doing a service. 



Compare these respective British areas — 



Square Miles. White Population. 



Canada . . . 3,750,000 . 6,500,000 



Australia . . . 3,290,000 . 4,120,000 



British South Africa . 1,239,000 . 1,130,000 



British East Africa . 750,000 . 3,000 



British Islands . . 121,000 . 44,000,000 



The present work treats exclusively of the Faunal 

 aspects of British Equatoria, and especially of its Big 

 Game, Suffice it as evidencino; the wealth of the 

 Colony in the latter respect, to say that the author and 

 his brother in two expeditions obtained specimens of 

 thirty-four diiferent species — or, including South Africa, 



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